Godfather: Part III, The (1990)

Drama Rated R

Considering the way it inadvertently lampoons and nearly diminishes the earlier two films, this is nothing less than a travesty. Everything that was subtle and insinuating about this family crime saga is obviously laid out in the open here, so that most of the dialogue consists of characters spelling out the series’ underlying themes. Even

Definitely, Maybe (2008)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…one of ickiest framing devices in recent memory.

Cassandra’s Dream (2008)

Drama Rated PG-13

“The cast makes the most of Allen’s predetermined screenplay.

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2008)

Drama Rated NR

"…rises above any pro-choice or pro-life preachiness because the picture’s first concern is for the humanity of its characters, born or not."

P.S. I Love You (2007)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…can’t quite nail a consistent tone.

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Drama Rated R

“…almost as if Terrence Malick had directed Citizen Kane.

Youth Without Youth (2007)

Drama Rated R

“If Coppola had started his career with this sort of mush, we might never have gotten Apocalypse Now or The Godfather.

Savages, The (2007)

Drama Rated R

“Writer-director Tamara Jenkins … allows the movie its real-life bitterness without pushing it over into despair.

Great Debaters, The (2007)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…enough to make you hope that one of these days Washington will forgo such conventional genre trappings and unleash his own Do the Right Thing.

Bucket List, The (2007)

Drama Rated PG-13

“There is only one way this could possibly have been entertaining: if Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman had switched roles.